1997 Sports Illustrated
Description
1997 Sports Illustrated is a 180-card set released by Fleer in the summer of '97. This would be the first set in a three-year partnership between SI and Fleer. The set features photographs taken from the archives of Sports Illustrated magazine.
Distribution
24 packs per box, six cards per pack (MSRP: $1.99)
Reviews
Insertion Ratios
| Cards | Total Cards | Numbered To | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base | 180 | - | |
| Extra Edition | 180 | 500 | ? |
| Great Shots | 25 | - | one-per-pack |
| Cooperstown Collection | 12 | - | 1:12 |
| Autographed Mini-Covers | 6 | 250 | ? |
Checklist
Promo
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- 158 Alex Rodriguez
Base Set
Fresh Faces
- 1 Bob Abreu FF
- 2 Jaime Bluma FF
- 3 Emil Brown FF RC
- 4 Jose Cruz, Jr. FF RC
- 5 Jason Dickson FF
- 6 Nomar Garciaparra FF
- 7 Todd Greene FF
- 8 Vladimir Guerrero FF
- 9 Wilton Guerrero FF
- 10 Jose Guillen FF
- 11 Hideki Irabu FF RC
- 12 Russ Johnson FF
- 13 Andruw Jones FF
- 14 Damon Mashore FF
- 15 Jason McDonald FF
- 16 Ryan McGuire FF
- 17 Matt Morris FF
- 18 Kevin Orie FF
- 19 Dante Powell FF
- 20 Pokey Reese FF
- 21 Joe Roa FF RC
- 22 Scott Rolen FF
- 23 Glendon Rusch FF
- 24 Scott Spiezio FF
- 25 Bubba Trammell FF RC
- 26 Todd Walker FF
- 27 Jamey Wright FF
Season Highlights
- 28 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- 29 Tino Martinez
- 30 Roger Clemens
- 31 Hideki Irabu
- 32 Kevin Brown
- 33 Cal Ripken / Chipper Jones
- 34 Sandy Alomar, Jr.
- 35 Ken Caminiti
- 36 Randy Johnson
Inside Baseball
- 37 Andy Ashby IB
- 38 Jay Buhner IB
- 39 Joe Carter IB
- 40 Darren Daulton IB
- 41 Jeff Fassero IB
- 42 Andres Galarraga IB
- 43 Rusty Greer IB
- 44 Marquis Grissom IB
- 45 Joey Hamilton IB
- 46 Jimmy Key IB
- 47 Ryan Klesko IB
- 48 Eddie Murray IB
- 49 Charles Nagy IB
- 50 Dave Nilsson IB
- 51 Ricardo Rincon IB RC
- 52 Billy Wagner IB
- 53 Dan Wilson IB
- 54 Dmitri Young IB
SIber Vision
- 55 Roberto Alomar
- 56 Sandy Alomar, Jr.
- 57 Scott Brosius
- 58 Tony Clark
- 59 Carlos Delgado
- 60 Jermaine Dye
- 61 Darin Erstad
- 62 Derek Jeter
- 63 Jason Kendall
- 64 Hideo Nomo
- 65 Rey Ordonez
- 66 Andy Pettitte
- 67 Manny Ramirez
- 68 Edgar Renteria
- 69 Shane Reynolds
- 70 Alex Rodriguez
- 71 Ivan Rodriguez
- 72 Jose Rosado
- 73 John Smoltz
- 74 Tom Glavine
- 75 Greg Maddux
- 76 Chipper Jones
- 77 Kenny Lofton
- 78 Fred McGriff
- 79 Kevin Brown
- 80 Alex Fernandez
- 81 Al Leiter
- 82 Bobby Bonilla
- 83 Gary Sheffield
- 84 Moises Alou
- 85 Henry Rodriguez
- 86 Mark Grudzielanek
- 87 Pedro Martinez
- 88 Todd Hundley
- 89 Bernard Gilkey
- 90 Bobby Jones
- 91 Curt Schilling
- 92 Ricky Bottalico
- 93 Mike Lieberthal
- 94 Sammy Sosa
- 95 Ryne Sandberg
- 96 Mark Grace
- 97 Deion Sanders
- 98 Reggie Sanders
- 99 Barry Larkin
- 100 Craig Biggio
- 101 Jeff Bagwell
- 102 Derek Bell
- 103 Brian Jordan
- 104 Ray Lankford
- 105 Ron Gant
- 106 Al Martin
- 107 Kevin Elster
- 108 Jermaine Allensworth
- 109 Vinny Castilla
- 110 Dante Bichette
- 111 Larry Walker
- 112 Mike Piazza
- 113 Eric Karros
- 114 Todd Hollandsworth
- 115 Raul Mondesi
- 116 Hideo Nomo
- 117 Ramon Martinez
- 118 Ken Caminiti
- 119 Tony Gwynn
- 120 Steve Finley
- 121 Barry Bonds
- 122 J.T. Snow
- 123 Rod Beck
- 124 Cal Ripken, Jr.
- 125 Mike Mussina
- 126 Brady Anderson
- 127 Bernie Williams
- 128 Derek Jeter
- 129 Tino Martinez
- 130 Andy Pettitte
- 131 David Cone
- 132 Mariano Rivera
- 133 Roger Clemens
- 134 Pat Hentgen
- 135 Juan Guzman
- 136 Bob Higginson
- 137 Tony Clark
- 138 Travis Fryman
- 139 Mo Vaughn
- 140 Tim Naehring
- 141 John Valentin
- 142 Matt Williams
- 143 Dave Justice
- 144 Jim Thome
- 145 Chuck Knoblauch
- 146 Paul Molitor
- 147 Marty Cordova
- 148 Frank Thomas
- 149 Albert Belle
- 150 Robin Ventura
- 151 John Jaha
- 152 Jeff Cirillo
- 153 Jose Valentin
- 154 Jay Bell
- 155 Jeff King
- 156 Kevin Appier
- 157 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- 158 Alex Rodriguez
- 159 Randy Johnson
- 160 Juan Gonzalez
- 161 Will Clark
- 162 Dean Palmer
- 163 Tim Salmon
- 164 Jim Edmonds
- 165 Jim Leyritz
- 166 Jose Canseco
- 167 Jason Giambi
- 168 Mark McGwire
Classic Covers
- 169 Barry Bonds
- 170 Alex Rodriguez
- 171 Roger Clemens
- 172 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- 173 Greg Maddux
- 174 Mike Piazza
- 175 Will Clark / Mark McGwire
- 176 Hideo Nomo
- 177 Cal Ripken, Jr.
- 178 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- 179 Alex Rodriguez / Derek Jeter
- 180 John Wetteland
Parallels
All 180 base cards are available in an "Extra Edition" parallel, which is serial-numbered to 500 copies each.
Inserts
Checklist
Randomly inserted into packs is a folded checklist. When unfolded, the checklist measures 5" X 3 1/2"
Great Shots
Each pack of Sports Illustrated contained a 5" X 7" Great Shots mini poster. Obviously, these "cards" are impossible to find without crease marks.
- 1 Chipper Jones
- 2 Ryan Klesko
- 3 Kenny Lofton
- 4 Greg Maddux
- 5 John Smoltz
- 6 Roberto Alomar
- 7 Cal Ripken, Jr.
- 8 Mo Vaughn
- 9 Albert Belle
- 10 Frank Thomas
- 11 Ryne Sandberg
- 12 Deion Sanders
- 13 Vinny Castilla / Andres Galarraga
- 14 Eric Karros
- 15 Mike Piazza
- 16 Derek Jeter
- 17 Mark McGwire
- 18 Darren Daulton
- 19 Andy Ashby
- 20 Barry Bonds
- 21 Jay Buhner
- 22 Randy Johnson
- 23 Alex Rodriguez
- 24 Juan Gonzalez
- 25 Ken Griffey, Jr.
Cooperstown Collection
This 12-card set features reprints of classic Sports Illustrated covers.
- 1 Hank Aaron
- 2 Yogi Berra
- 3 Lou Brock
- 4 Rod Carew
- 5 Juan Marichal
- 6 Al Kaline
- 7 Joe Morgan
- 8 Brooks Robinson
- 9 Willie Stargell
- 10 Kirby Puckett
- 11 Willie Mays
- 12 Frank Robinson
Autographs & Game-Used
Autographed Mini-Covers
This six-card set features an on-card autograph on a reprint of a classic Sports Illustrated cover. Only 250 hand-numbered copies of each autograph were printed, although Willie Mays only signed 115 cards.
- Alex Rodriguez
- Cal Ripken, Jr.
- Kirby Puckett
- Willie Mays
- Frank Robinson
- Hank Aaron
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